wildfowler.250 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 I was just wondering how high you can get lofting poles up a tree? Are there any other methods of getting decoys high into trees? I was even considering: string round a weight, catapault weight over a branch and then tie on a decoy I have been shooting birds flighting into a wood. The only problem is when birds land at the other side of the wood, (80 yards away) and other birds flying over after that are drawn to that corner like a magnet Really I would need something around the 25-30 yard bracket...any ideas or tips? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 (edited) Try using a light spinning rod. Cast a 1oz lead up and over the branch you want to put the deek on. Snip the lead off attach deek and hoist it up. Secure line somewhere you can remember and start process again. It works but can be a fiddle if your casting is ****. Lofted decoys can be deadly, worth the trouble. Edited February 20, 2011 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy1 Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 I use an old fishing pole, managed to reach 10 meters before but a steady hand and not much wind is required for that height Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Thanks for the replies! I will give the casting a go but the trees are pretty vertical maybe gardgen canes and duck tape will work...or an epic fail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchynik Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 (edited) Might be the expensive end of the market but try looking for old aluminium tree/branch/hedge pruning gear. Also have the advantage of being strong enough to the old dreys a good bashing. Edited February 21, 2011 by twitchynik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Might be the expensive end of the market but try looking for old aluminium tree/branch/hedge pruning gear. Also have the advantage of being string enough to the old dreys a good bashing. Good thinking Could always paint them matt green or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 (edited) I've tried the weight / fishing line trick, I found that the line gets jammed and doesn't slide easily. It's OK getting them up, but the weight of the decoy sometimes isn't enough to get them down. I have a couple of nice decoys still in a tree because of this Now I use three very long roach poles, bought from Decathlon for £9.99 each. You can't use the top sections as they're too flexible. I'm going to get some more full body deeks and fit them with the hook and weight brackets to hang on branches instead of sit on the poles, I'll let you know how I get on. As an aside, a long roach pole with a wire hook taped on the end is useful for getting dead birds out of trees, and probably ( untried ) out of small ponds too. ( EDIT: I know that I should have attached a line to the bottom of the deek to pull it down - too late now ) Edited February 22, 2011 by Catweazle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I tried the fishing line and weight method, not easy, though with practice I'm sure it would have got better. Problem I found was that it was reasonably easy to do when you have an odd branch protruding, but when you didn't it wasn't easy getting the decoy up there through branches; Getting it down as said already is even harder. My next attempt is to go in my dads shed and grab a bunch of unused gazebo poles (he doesn't throw anything away ) and try those. I'm guessing these won't be as light as the proper ones, but I'll have as many as I need and I wouldn't take them unless I could drive to my shooting spot or reasonably close to. Just an idea, and I think most of us will know someone with a broken or unusable gazeebo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 My next attempt is to go in my dads shed and grab a bunch of unused gazebo poles (he doesn't throw anything away ) and try those. I'm guessing these won't be as light as the proper ones, but I'll have as many as I need and I wouldn't take them unless I could drive to my shooting spot or reasonably close to. Just an idea, and I think most of us will know someone with a broken or unusable gazeebo. christ, me and your dad aint the only hoarders then thats just what my lofters are made from I use mine for lofting the owl decoy up for crow shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 If this is a regular spot you use then it is worth investing some time into doing it right. Get yourself an old outside TV ariel or something similar. The prongs fit nicely in full bodied deeks. Throw a line over a high brinch using a catapult and fishing line to draw the stronger line up then measure enough line to reach over the branch and back to the ground. Fasten your lofting ariel at both ends using the end tines (or it will fall over) then hoist it up and peg or fasten the line. When your done drop the deeks and hoist the lofting ariel out of harms way tying it off before you go ready for next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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